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JOSEPH SELLE, OE MANSFIELD, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,789, dated December11, 1900.

Application filed June 801 00- To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH SELLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Cans, of which the followingisa-specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in cans that areusually made of sheet metal, pasteboard, or other similar material.

My device relates to a new and novel means of constructing a cover forcans; and the objects of my invention are, first, to construct a coverfor cans that is suitable for holding liquids, powders, &c., securelyand prevent ing the admission of air between the cover and nozzle;second, to provide a cover for cans that can be instantly removed andthe ingredients taken out and the cover replaced, making an airtightfit, and, third,as an article of manufacture, to provide a simple andnovel cover for cans that makes it possible to use the can and coverindefinitely. I attain these objects by the construction of the coverand nozzle of the can illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective plan View of my can, showing the cover inplace on the nozzle of the can. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the top andnozzle of the can, showing slots cut therein. Fig. 3 is a bottom planview of the cover, showing V-shaped projections. Fig. 4 is a plan viewof a paper gasket.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The body of the can Ais made of any suitable material and of anyrequired size. The body of the can is preferably made of pasteboard,which is rolled on a mandrel of any diameter and fastened together withglue or other adhesive substance.

The cover B of the can is blanked out of sheet metal, having V-shaped orother similar projections O, diametrically opposed to each other andmade integral with said blank. The blank is then pressed to fit thenozzle of any-sized can, having the V-shaped projections O flush withthe flange D of the nozzle and turned inwardly in alinement with eachother.

The top E is blanked out of sheet metal. A round hole is punched in thecenter thereof.

Serial N o, 2 2,2 2 3. KNo model-3 A flange F extends around thecircumference of the body of the can and projects downwardly and is usedas a means of attaching the top to the body of the can by the well-knownprocess of heading. A channel or groove G is depressed in the top E,extending around its circumference.

The nozzle H of the can is formed integral with the top E. V or similarshaped perforations 1 are cut in the top of the nozzle H to conform andcoincide with the V-shaped projection O when the cover B is applied.Rightangled slots connecting with the perforations I are out in the sideof the flange J, the base of the angles extending in oppositedirections, having the upper side of the base of said angle-slots ,I cuttapered, the purpose of which is to insure perfect contact and anair-tight fit between the nozzle and the cover.

To apply the cover, the V-shaped projections 0 are inserted in theperforations I. The cover is then pressed down and turned to the right.The V- shaped projections 0 come in cont-act with the tapered portion ofthe base of the right-angled slots and as the cover is turned increasethe pressure more or less.

A piece of paper or similar material is placed between the top of thenozzle and the cover of the can to insure perfect contact. It is obviousthat the cover can be perforated or left blank without deviating fromthe principle of my invention.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The combination with a can, of a head provided with a centralupturned flange, said flange consisting of a vertical portion connectedto the head and a horizontal inwardlyprojecting portion having V-shapedslots therein, said vertical portion having angleslots thereinconnecting with the V-shaped apertures, and a cover provided with V-shaped projections adapted for engagement with said slots.

2. The combination with a can or other receptacle, having a headprovided with upturned concentric flanges, the inner one of which isL-shaped in cross-section, the vertical portion of said flange havingdecreasing angular slots out therein and the horizontal portion havingV-shaped apertures, and a cover provided with V-shaped projections forengagement with said slots.

3. The combination with a can, of a head havinga circular upturnedflange formed centrally of said head, said flange provided with V-shapedperforations communicating with right-angled slots, said slot-s havingthe upper portion of the base of the angle tapered and a cover havingmeans for engaging said slots to retain the cover securely in place.

4. In a can or other receptacle, the combination with a head havingupturnedconcentric flanges, of an annular depression between saidflanges, said inner flange being of an inverted-L shape in cross-sectionand having V-shaped apertures in its horizontal port-ion communicatingwith decreasing angular slots in its vertical portion, and a coverprovided with V-shaped projections for engagement with said aperturesand slots.

5. In a can, the combination with a head having concentric upturnedflanges, an annular depression between said flanges, said inner flangehaving an annular inwardly-projecting ring flush with its upper surface,with V-shaped apertures therein, said flange having bayonet-slots and acover provided with perforations in its top and having V-shapedprojections extending inwardly for engagement with said apertures andslots.

6. In a can, the combination with a head having concentric upturnedflanges, an annular depression between said flanges, said inner flangehaving an annular inwardly-projecting ring flush with its upper surface,provided with V-shaped apertures therein, said inner flangehavingbayonet-slots and a cover provided with perforations in its top andhaving V-shaped projections extending inwardly for engagement with saidapertures and slots, said cover when in position being in close contactwith the surface of the annular depression.

7. In a can, the combination of a cover having projection made integralwith said cover, a head having a groove or depression pressed therein,and a nozzle with right-angled slots cut therein, with the base of saidslots tapered, the top of said nozzle having V or similarly shapedperforations cut therein and connecting with the angle-slots, paper orother suitable material placed between the point of contact of thenozzle and cover.

8. In a can or other receptacle, the combi nation with a head having anupturned flange of general L shape in cross-section, said flange having\l-shaped apertures in the horizontal portion thereof and angulartapered slots in the vertical portion thereof, of a cover provided withV-shaped projections for engagement with the apertures and slots, thelatter being so constructed with a decreasing angle at their inner endsas to clamp the cover more tightly to the flange as the cover is screwedor turned thereon.

Signed by me at l\/Iansfield,Richland county, Ohio, this 23d day ofJune, 1900.

JOSEPH SELLE.

Witnesses:

R. W. HARTMAN, A. J. TWITOHELL.

